[Edmi Eziview Software
Gildo Santiago
Hi
We have had solar installed but I do not know how to read our meter. I can see that I have a reading of 1819 and the LED on P01 Export Wh lights up. I then have a reading of 786 and the LED lights up for P02 Export varh. We have only one other reading since installation (one at 270 the other 290) so I can't even guess which is which. Also would the above readings be life to date or just since last reading? Mr Google and EDMI site couldn't enlighten me. All I'm trying to get is a reading of what we have consumed and sent to network so I can get an idea of how we are going. Your help appreciated.
You should read the product manual and see if there is any relevant information in it. See _Mk10_Reference_Manual_revision_G.pdf .
If not either contact the person who installed it, the company who manufactured the meter or your Energy supplier.
Both the Optical Port and Serial Ports on the meter are encrypted and password protected. This password is set and controlled by the distributor. (Energex etc)
The protocol is EDMI command Line, and is NOT a standard open protocol like DLMS (IEC 62056).
If you purchase your own meter, which you could install after you main switch, you can have it setup with your own username/password combo. You will need EDMI's own Optical Read-head (it again isn't "standard") and a legit copy of EDMI's EziView software.
"The four arrows with characters and plus/minus sign at the top left display the direction of Watts and vars respectively. A plus sign indicates positive/export/delivered energy, while a minus sign indicates negative/import/received"
So, if the meter is currently displaying a LEFT arrow, that means I am drawing power from the grid; RIGHT arrow = I am supplying power to the grid ...? Am I reading this right or have I got this reversed?
We now have 3 meters crammed in where the previous 2 were a tight fit.
The new meters are: (with descriptions I found online)
EDMI Atlas Mk10D (Smart Three Phase Electronic Revenue Meter with Disconnect and Reconnect Feature) main in/out meter?
EDMI Atlas Mk7A (Smart Single Phase Two-Element Electronic Revenue Meter) probably for our off-peak controlled load HWS
EM211 Type 100 (The EM211 Type 100 is an electronic watt-hour credit meter for single-phase residential applications).
Fromthe archived thread I assume the EM211 measures our solar generation? But have no idea why it is needed. There are no aerials, so i don't know if these are capable of remote reads, or if they still require a physical read.
Hopefully something here that will assist those of you who are with Origin in NSW and have 2 or 3-phase power. In different regions with different retailers, your displays will be configured differently...brilliantly inconsistent eh!
These are the 3 net meters you will possibly get and how to read them. Only those with controlled loads such as off-peak hot water will get the EDMI Mk7A. Info is from Vector AMS who are the meter providers for Origin and a lot more customer friendly than Origin.
The EDMI Mk10D is your general household meter and does most of the metering on your 2 or 3 phases.
The EDMI Mk 7A meters controlled loads on a single phase. One reading only = EHL2 = controlled load
The EM211 purely measures solar gross generation.
Mk10D readings
EHtL = total net kW imported into property; EHtL 3 = another phase (2-phase has this as zero)
INtl = net solar generated kW exported to the grid; again 3-phase people might have a second and 3rd readings INtl2, INtl3
INL1 = net generated and not used on the property: again there might be an INL3 reading
INP1 = gross generation from inverter before use on property. I'm assuming this is slightly less than the EM211 meter reading due to inverter and wiring losses. eg, my EM211 was reading 20Kw and the INP1 was 19.18kW
EHL1 = uncontrolled load on a phase
EHL2 = uncontrolled load on a 2nd phase
EHL3 = uncontrolled load on the 3rd phase if you have 3-phases
tP = total active power in real time and which will display either negative or positive. Negative during the day indicates that you are exporting energy at that point in time. Start up a large load and this might slip over to a positive value indicating you are importing energy.
EziView is a Windows-based application primarily used to configure and retrieve data from EDMI Energy meters. This software, through a Scheduler, allows Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) at a preset time.
link:
-meters.com/ProdDetail.aspx?L0=4&PID=2
Features
Configuration of all meter settings
Real time display of measured quantities like voltage, current, power factor, alarms, Time of Use
Real time display of power quality data such as waveform and harmonics
User authenticity on access levels: Read Only Access (RO), Read & Write Access and Read, Write & Modify Access
Manual/Automatic data retrieval (event logs, alarm logs, sag/swell logs, tamper logs) to generate reports
Ability to schedule downloads of historical data on a daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly or reverse monthly basis
Manual/Automatic data export to OLEDB / ODBC databases for storage and management
Customizable features and menus
High level of security
Large array of device/meter communication options such as TCP/IP, UDP/IP, RS485/232, PLC, GSM/GPRS
Supports multiple languages
System Requirements
Probably from EDMI, and maybe only if you are a metering provider. It does not seem focussed on residential customers, more for metering providers. Even if you had it, you would need to convince your metering provider to give you access, which they might not be keen on.
Those you have listed are only SetA. I've discovered that if you hold the Select button for a few secs it will cycle through SetB (phase voltages, Power Factor and other not very useful info).
A 2nd long hold of Select starts SetA flashing and looks like you can change some settings. I decided not to play around, however if we can track down a manual there may be a way to make Tp permanently display?
If you hold the Select button for at least 10 seconds, it can also display Time/Date/Serial settings for diagnostics. All of the LCD screens are only configurable via EziView so you're not going to stuff anything up with the Select button.
Our house probably had the 3 phase power originally installed to run the ducted air conditioner so for practical daily usage the phases are quite unevenly loaded for our domestic use. One of the phases is heavily domestically loaded, the second somewhat and the third heavily aircon loaded.
Is it correct that the smart meter is measuring total solar production against household total current demand across all the phases? It would be unfortunate to be generating a total of say 4500w from solar but still purchasing from the grid because of the 3 Phase configuration when even a kettle would seemingly exceed the solar watts being supplied to the phase it is on.
Trust this doesn't seem like one of those silly questions. The uneven loading was really apparent during the period before the inverter was officially connected to the grid and the three separate meters spun backwards at markedly different rates.
If you don't ask the sparky to do this, he may simply connect it to the least loaded (and least day time used) phase and you still end up paying regular rates and receive the basic 6c per kWh fee for power fed back to the grid.
The EDMI Mk10 can correctly account for single phase inverters in a polyphase installation. It just offsets the inverter generation against the sum of consumption on all phases to work out if you are a net exporter or importer. On the meter display, there is a small arrow with a letter P that indicates whether you are a net importer or exporter. Left arrow means export back to the grid, and right arrow is import (consumption).
Hi
I have just found this forum because I have the MK10 meter and have just received my first bill. I have 3 phase and offpeak which only runs the floor heating, but there is no reading for offpeak on my new bill. I have always monitored my floor heating and always have an idea of the cost. I'm just waiting until after the weekend to ring Origin but I was hoping you could shed some light on what I need to look for
Thank you
As far as I can tell the mk10 only has 3 elements and they'd all be used for your incoming power phases. Maybe they can use one for the off peak but it seems unusual. There is nothing in Vector AMS documents about Origin reading for controlled load on mk10 meters.
Suspected you would ask something like that. In the days of old, there was 'god' codes, but the system is much tighter now. The hand things may incorporate an unlock key that allows the reader to generate the correct code once it has the serial number from the meter. This unlock key would likely be unique for each DNSP, but unless you know the algorithm then you can't create the correct code. I know the right people to ask, but if they told me, then I wouldn't be able to share it anyway without betraying the trust, so no point me asking.
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